Spoon, Sugar
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Sugar
- Object ID:
- 1979.055.18
- Creator:
- Knowles & Ladd
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Providence, RI
- Date:
- 1864-1875
- Description:
- Sugar Spoon. Made by Knowles & Ladd, Providence, RI; 1864-1875. Silver. Double-swell fiddle handle with upturned, round end, and mid-rib on front; flared, rounded fins; and fluted shell-shaped bowl. "MCS" engraved in script on front of handle. "COIN" and "K & L" stamped, incuse, in upper case roman letters on back of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.25 L-5.875 inches
- Provenance:
- This piece has the mark of Providence, Rhode Island silversmiths Knowles & Ladd, while the others in the set have the Providence, Rhode Island mark of David Heaton & Co. Donor, Louise Thomas Blanding (1891-1981), did not provide information as to the family origin of this set, but they likely came from her mother's Rhode Island family.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Louise Thomas Blanding
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